Holograph diary of a stay in Brussels and France after the Battle of Waterloo. Many of the author's observations reflect the recent battle; she reports, for example, on the celebrations in Brussels when its inhabitants receive news of Napoleon's surrender; provides news about various acquaintances in the military as well as other military news after the Battle of Waterloo; and describes Paris as "a military camp for all the nations of Europe." She also makes numerous comparisons between French and English culture, as when she views a play at the Theatre Francaise and comments on the lighting techniques in French playhouses as compared to those in England. Elsewhere, she views as statue of King Henri IV and comments on his reign; vists the porcelain manufactory at Sevres; and describes acquaintances she makes in Brussels. The diary concludes with her road journey from Boulogne to Calais, where she meets several friends, and then to Dover, At the end of the volume is a table of inns in which the author stayed, and The work is the second volume of a set; see Osborn d186 for the first volume in the set. The author's diary was published in 1817
Description:
In English., Title from title page., Autograph on flyleaf: Jane Waldie., Written inside front cover: No. 118., and Binding: quarter red morocco.
Subject (Geographic):
France, Great Britain, and Belgium
Subject (Name):
Eaton, Charlotte Ann (Waldie), 1788-1859., Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610., Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., and Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Travelers' writings, English, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Women authors, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
Holograph narrative of a two week tour of Belgium. The author and his companion took the steam-ship "Menoir" to Ostend on June 26th; traveled by train to Bruges and Ghent, where they viewed paintings, principal buildings, and the Convent of the Beguine Nuns; spent several days in Brussels; and visited Waterloo, noting that the Hougemont was "precisely in the same state as it was the day after the Battle." They continued on to Mecklin and sailed for England after spending their final days sightseeing in Antwerp. and The journal is illustrated with many laid-down engravings and several watercolors. The last eight leaves contain pasted-in bills, hotel passes, train tickets, theater programs, and other ephemera. (Two of the bills are made out to "John Dyott" and "John DeWitt.").
Description:
Binding: contemporary half morocco, gilt decoration on spine, with marbled end papers., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Multiple blanks not digitized., and Spine title: "Tour in Belgium 1839".
Subject (Geographic):
Belgium--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Railroad travel, Tourists, Travelers' writings, English, and Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815--Description and travel
Holograph journal in two versions (original and fair copy) of a tour from London to Naples and return via Switzerland, Germany and the Low Countries made by the Hincks brothers between March 29th and December 8th, 1823, The brothers spent extended periods in Naples, Rome, Florence and Vienna; the journal records their sightseeing, their opinions of works of art and architecture, and the daily events of travel. Supplied with an introduction to William Richard Hamilton, the English ambassador and antiquary, they remained in Naples for three weeks, attending concerts, balls, and conversazioni, exploring the local antiquities, and climbing Vesuvius, Following their departure from Naples they spent a month in Rome, visiting museums, galleries, and the studios of Canova and Thorvaldsen; returned to Florence, where they met William Etty copying a Titian at the Uffizi; marveled at the new Simplon Road into Switzerland; and returned to England via Vienna and the Low Countries, Original annotated on front pastedown with title and note: "note upon the above (made on the day below written) Given to me by me (sic) dearest brother John Hincks, now no more.' T. C. Hincks, August 12, 1844.", Fair copy contains tipped-in portrait engraving of Francis Joseph Charles, Duc de Reichstadt, and laid-in advertising card for the hotel of Pooters and Decoster, Amsterdam, and With: 5 autograph letters, signed, to John Hincks from Thomas Hincks; 2 autograph letters, signed, to John Hincks from John Finkett-Maddock; autograph letters, signed, to Hincks from Rector R. Massin; notes, printed ephemera related to later members of the Hincks family; and a manuscript copy of "the Order of Sessions Made the 11th day of Jan.y 1827."
Subject (Geographic):
Europe., Alps, France, Ital, Naples (Italy), Rome (Italy), and Switzerland
Subject (Name):
Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822., Etty, William, 1787-1849., Hamilton, William, 1777-1859., Hincks, John, 1788-1842., Hincks, Thomas Cowper, 1788-1865., and Thorvaldsen, Bertel, 1777-1844.
Subject (Topic):
Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Tourists, and Description and travel
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a description of the author's tour through France and Italy in 1770, traveling with his master Robert Fellowes and Thomas Durrant, and recording his interactions with the inhabitants, curious sights, local hygienic practices, and traveling conditions. At one point he writes that he fell 14 times from his horse, while in Aquapendente he witnesses a postboy beating the horses "in a most unmerciful manner." In Bologna, he records news of banditti "which infested this part of the Country consisting of upwards of 40 men." He also climbs Mount Vesuvius "about two years since there was a dreadful eruption," where he walks on rough lava and ashes "in many places knee deep." Elsewhere, he notes the practice in Italy of hanging ladies' negligees out of coach windows and the presence of lice on the Italian nobility; and expresses his regret at the lack of diversions during this season of the year, as he should have been "very glad to have been here at the time of the Carnival when all kinds of diversions are allowed, such as Plays, Operas, Maskings, Horseraces &c." and At the conclusion of the manuscript, the author describes his return to England in excellent health and his gratitude to his "indulgent master" Mr. Durrant; addresses the manuscript to his father; and signs it "J Deeker London March 12th 1770." Bound in throughout the manuscript are 13 maps, colored in red and green representing stages of the author's journey, and 11 pen and wash drawings of such scenes as Trajan's pillar at Rome; Remains of three taverns where St Paul met his friends; and the Palace of the duke of Tuscany at Florence. A wash drawing entitled "Mons. D-r [Deeker] riding post", probably copied from Henry William Bunbury's print "Courier francois", is also bound in.
Description:
James Deeker was one of the first aeronauts in England. His hot-air balloon ascent in Norwich in June, 1785, was witnessed by Horace's nephew, George, the 3rd Earl of Orford., In English., Index of places visited at end of manuscript, as well as a mileage chart and a "List of Painters &c." which lists artists' names and brief biographies., On flyleaves, two pages in pencil recording "Interesting Remarks" and their page numbers., Autograph in pencil on flyleaf: ER Pratt. April 1812., Bookplate of Roger Pratt. Written in pencil on bookplate: Ryston Hall. Norfolk., and Binding: full reverse calf. Marbled endpapers. Stamped on spine: Deeker's Journal. Written on spine: 1770.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe., Europe, France, Italy, and Vesuvius (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Deeker, James.
Subject (Topic):
Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Ruins, Social life and customs, and Description and travel
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a travel diary of the author's tour of Germany, Switzerland and Italy while first chamberlain for Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, queen consort of George IV. Sailing from Worthing in Sussex in attendance on her, Gell describes the topography of the countries he visits and illustrates it with maps and pen sketches, including mountain ranges in Geneva; an outline of the mountains of the Vosges and the different rock formations there; and a sketch of the Rhone. He discusses the effects on the countryside of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte; describes Mont Blanc and the attempts to reach its summit; mentions the people he meets, in particular members of the Italian nobility as well as scientists and mathematicians; and visits museums and works of art. He also includes observations on rocks, mines, minerals, fossils, an insane asylum, a school for deaf mutes, and an epidemic of pellagra. and Sir William Gell (1777-1836) was a classical archaeologist and topographer. From 1804 to 1806 he traveled in Greece and the neighboring islands. In 1807, he was elected a member of the Society of Dilettanti and a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1811 the Society of Dilettanti commissioned him to explore Greece and Asia Minor, resulting in several publications on topography, including Geography and Antiquities of Ithaca and Itinerary of Greece. He was knighted in 1814, and died at Naples in 1836.
Alternative Title:
Journal in Germany, Switzerland & Italy.
Description:
At beginning of volume: itinerary of cities visited and distance in miles., At end of volume: list of notable Italians; and a list of English travelers at Naples in the winter of 1814-15., Binding: half calf over marbled boards. In gilt on cover: Journal in Germany. Switzerland. & Italy., Imperfect: pagination in volume after p. 125 excludes blank pages., and Pasted inside front cover: bookplate of Robert Edward Way.
Subject (Geographic):
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy), Germany--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Geology--Europe, Nobility--Italy, Topography, and Travelers' writings, English
Manuscript, in two hands, of a commonplace book divided into three sections. The first section consists of an account of the Mordaunt's mission to the British Fleet in the Adriatic to discover how to capture the Dalmatian Islands from France. Traveling by water, he describes the passing scenery; when he lands on the islands of Fano and Lissa, he notes their populations and military fortifications; at Malta, he is impressed by the military fortifications and is forbidden to break quarantine despite the importance of his mission due to an outbreak of plague; and falls ill with fever at Palermo. Throughout, he also records business correspondence and conversations regarding political and military affairs. This narrative is followed, in a different hand, by copies of two letters from Mordaunt to Robert Mitford, one of which is labeled "Read to queen Charlotte by Mrs. Egerton," describing scenes from his travels; and one from L L. to an unnamed recipient. These letters are followed by a copy of a novel titled Adelaide; an excerpt from Lady Sydney Morgan's Book of the boudoir; and a list titled "Peregrinations of [?] Mitford," which lists the dates and mileage between towns visited.
Description:
Binding: full parchment. Written on spine: Journal., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Inside covers lined with green silk., On title page: Journal of John Mordaunt Johnson, H. M. Consul at Genoa. Commenced July 1812., Pressed flower laid in., Table of contents at beginning of manuscript., The final section of the manuscript contains a large number of prints and drawings. The prints include 8 genre engravings; 5 small engravings of American landscape scenes; and 3 colored engravings of women's dress fashions. Drawings include 8 pastoral scenes in pencil; 4 pencil portraits; 1 pencil bird; a portrait in colored ink; a pen drawing of Newminster Abbey; and 6 ink wash drawings of Welsh characters. The volume also contains a watercolor of a Chinese scene; a collage of pressed leaves and flowers, accompanied by a sentimental poem; the signature of L. Sterne; a fragment of a Chinese newspaper; pieces of the dress of the King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands, "who died in London 1824"; 2 silhouettes; a colored cat's head; and a pencil drawing of a dog and rabbit pasted inside the back cover. This section of the manuscript also contains numerous sentimental and lighthearted poems, epigrams, and riddles., and This list is followed 100 pages of poems, prefaced by a table of contents. The poems are primarily on such sentimental subjects as flowers and love, and many are written by "L. M.," including one titled Lines inscribed to the late J. Mordaunt Johnson, Esq. A poem titled The valley of roses is attributed to Mary Ann Browne, "in her 15th year"; other titles include Stanzas on the death of H.R.H. the Duke of York; On leaving Ireland; and The progress of love. This section also contains the epilogue to Richard Sheridan's The rivals.
Subject (Geographic):
Dalmatia (Croatia)--History, Military, France--Foreign relations--Great Britain, and Great Britain--Foreign relations--France
Subject (Name):
Johnson, John Mordaunt, 1776?-1815, Morgan, Lady (Sydney),--1783-1859., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816--Rivals
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--19th century, Epigrams, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, and Travelers' writings, English
Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845) was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he befriended Lord Byron. After succeeding to his father's title in 1809, in 1810-11 he toured the Mediterranean and the Levant, sending home over 1,000 archaelogical specimens from Morea and the Greek lslands. He was arrested on his return to Malta for "abducting" two Navy deserters who had captained his hired ship and later served four months in Newgate upon his conviction. In 1834-35 Sligo was Governor General of Jamaica and vigorously enforced the British decrees on the emancipation of slaves, later publishing "Jamaica under the Apprentice System, by a Proprietor" (1836).
Subject (Geographic):
Greece--Description and travel, Greece--History--1453-1821, Istanbul (Turkey)--Description and travel, Mediterranean Region--Description and travel, Turkey--Description and travel, and Turkey--History--1683-1829
Subject (Name):
Byron, George Gordon Byron,--Baron,--1788-1824--Friends and associates, Glendining, George, and Sligo, Howe Peter Browne,--Marquess of,--1788-1845
Subject (Topic):
Classical antiquities--Collectors and collecting--Mediterranean region, Grand tours (Education), Pashas, and Travelers' writings, English
Autograph narrative, extensively illustrated by Mrs. Kenah, of two journeys in Europe taken by the Kenah couple with friends in 1821-24 and in 1827-29. On the first tour, accompanied by Walter Burrell, MP for Sussex, and "Mrs. Crutchley of Sunning Hill Park....and a Blenheim spaniel," the Kenahs traveled through France, Switzerland, Italy, and Bavaria; they were present in Naples for the 1822 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and spent time in Rome and Lucca as well. In the later tour, they visited the Low Countries, Germany, and Trieste. The text is clearly drawn from diaries kept by Mrs. Kenah during the tours, and contains her often humorous responses, as an "Inexperienced Traveller," to tourist sights, local customs and manners, "foreign" food, and travel difficulties, Mrs. Kenah describes herself as "a woman in quest of the Picturesque," and over 80 of her watercolors and pen and ink sketches are mounted in her travel album. Subjects include "Eruption of Vesuvius, October 22, 1822 as it appeared at midday;" several portraits of Lucchese, Swiss and German figures in local costume; a portrait of Tommaso Sgricci, the famous improvvisatore; a memorial Mass in Caudenberg; the "table d'hote" at the Baths of Ems; the Salon at the Palazzo Ricasoli in 1824; and a variety of "picturesque" landscapes, including a view of the Bay of Naples, of a canal in Venice, and of several castles and mountain scenes in Germany. Also included are several printed views of German scenes which have been hand-colored, and In addition, there are watercolors of English subjects at the end of the volume: cottage scenes, rural landscapes, "view of Box Hill," "Grimsthorpe, 1826," and "Dunkeld from Dr. Fisher's garden. Sept. 9 1826."
Description:
Spine title reads: "Journal. Vol. I.", Annotated on front endpaper: "Mary Leigh Best, 1878.", and Binding: Contemporary calf, red gilt morocco spine label, gilt decoration.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Lucca (Italy), Naples (Italy), and Vesuvius (Italy)
Ethnic costume, Grand tours (Education), Landscape drawing, Travelers' writings, English, Views, Women authors, Women travelers, Description and travel, Social life and customs, and Eruption, 1822
Manuscript, in a single hand with many corrections , excisions, and pasted-in additions, of a diary recording a journey to Belgium coinciding with the Battle of Waterloo. The author, traveling with her brother John and sister Jane, as well as Sir Neil Campbell, Knight of Elba; Major Wiley, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington; and Mr. Littleship, an English merchant, records her journey by steam packet from Ramsgate to Ostend on June 10, 1815. She describes their difficulty convincing the sentry to allow them to enter the garrison of Ostend; praises their hotel once they arrive; visits Ghent; and finds Brussels "new and amusing." She breakfasts with Major Llewellyn in Brussels two hours before the Battle of Waterloo, and the remainder of the diary consists of a description of her experience during the battle, including her and her companions' efforts to dine and sightsee without mentioning public events; their attempts to obtain information about the battle's progress; the exodus from Brussels by "masters and servants, ladies and stableboys, valets and soldiers"; and reports of the battle's outcome and After the battle, she is evacuated to the Netherlands, where she comments unfavorably on the character and habits of the Dutch inhabitants. Several weeks later, she returns to Brussels and visits Waterloo
Description:
Charlotte Ann (Waldie) Eaton (1788-1859) was a writer. In June 1815 she visited Brussels, the headquarters of Wellington's army, with her brother John and sister Jane. Her account of the battle was first published as Circumstantial Detail By a Near Observer in The Battle of Waterloo (1815). In 1817, her family published a more extended account based on her own experiences titled Narrative of a Residence in Belgium, During the Campaign of 1815, and of a Visit to the Field of Waterloo. By an Englishwoman. In 1820, after a visit to Italy, she anonymously published the popular and acclaimed Rome in the Nineteenth Century. Her other published works include The Days of Battle, later published as Waterloo Days; Continental Adventures; and At Home and Abroad., In English., Written on page removed from volume: Journal of Four Months' Absence from England, in the Summer of 1815: including a Tour in Flanders, Holland, and France., Written on title page: Narrative of a few days' residence in Belgium, in June 1815. and of a visit to the Field of Waterloo. by an Englishwoman., Pasted on flyleaf: Lubbok Bookbinder St. N. C. Yd. Newcastle., Bookplate of Charles Edward Thynne Eaton and signature of Wilfred Eaton, 1897 on the title-page., Marbled endpapers., and Binding: half morocco over marbled boards; gilt decoration.
Subject (Geographic):
Belgium and Netherlands
Subject (Name):
Eaton, Charlotte A. 1788-1859. (Charlotte Anne),, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., and Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826.
Subject (Topic):
Travelers' writings, English, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Description and travel, and Women authors
Autograph manuscript notebook documenting Arnold's tour of France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland from March through August of 1859. Arnold traveled as Foreign Assistant Commissioner to the Newcastle Commission on Elementary Education, and many of the entries record official meetings connected with the commission's business, as well as Arnold's own observations on Continental educational systems, particularly those of France. In addition, Arnold notes his meetings with French authors and critics, including Sainte-Beuve, Villemain, Guizot, Mérimée, and Montalembert. Later entries consist almost entirely of quotations from Arnold's reading, particularly of French authors.
Description:
Ex libris A. Edward Newton. Ex libris Arthur A. Houghton. Purchased from Stonehill (Christie's sale, 1979 June 13, lot 14), on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1979. and Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet and literary and social critic.
Subject (Geographic):
Belgium--Description and travel, France--Description and travel, Netherlands--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Subject (Name):
Guizot, M. (François), 1787-1874, Houghton, Arthur A. (Arthur Amory), 1906-1990--Bookplate, Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870, Montalembert, Charles Forbes, comte de, 1810-1870, Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940--Bookplate, Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin, 1804-1869, and Villemain, M. (Abel-François), 1790-1870
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English--19th century, Education, Compulsory--France, Education, Compulsory--Great Britain, Education, Elementary--France, Education, Elementary--Great Britain, and Travelers' writings, English
